1983 Australian Labor Party leadership spill

1983 Australian Labor Party
Leadership spill

← 1982 8 February 1983 June 1991 →

Candidate Bob Hawke Caucus vote Unopposed

Leader before election Bill Hayden Elected Leader Bob Hawke

A leadership spill in the Australian Labor Party, then the opposition party in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 8 February 1983. It saw the resignation of Leader Bill Hayden followed by the election of Bob Hawke as his replacement.